Intel Atom C2558 vs AMD Athlon II Neo K345

Comparative analysis of Intel Atom C2558 and AMD Athlon II Neo K345 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

Intel Atom C2558

AMD Athlon II Neo K345

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Atom C2558

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
2 more threads: 4 vs 2
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 45 nm
2.7x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1424 vs 527

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Number of threads	4 vs 2
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 45 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	1424 vs 527

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II Neo K345

Around 25% lower typical power consumption: 12 Watt vs 15 Watt
Around 8% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 552 vs 512

Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	12 Watt vs 15 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	552 vs 512

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Atom C2558
CPU 2: AMD Athlon II Neo K345

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

512

552

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1424

527

Name	Intel Atom C2558	AMD Athlon II Neo K345
PassMark - Single thread mark	512	552
PassMark - CPU mark	1424	527

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Atom C2558	AMD Athlon II Neo K345
Essentials
Architecture codename	Rangeley	Champlain
Launch date	Q3'13	18 December 2010
Place in performance rating	2916	2909
Processor Number	C2558
Series	Intel® Atom™ Processor C Series	AMD Athlon II Neo
Status	Launched
Vertical segment	Embedded	Laptop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.40 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	45 nm
Number of cores	4	2
Number of threads	4	2
Front-side bus (FSB)		2000 MHz
L1 cache		256 KB
L2 cache		1024 KB
Maximum frequency		1.4 GHz
Memory
Max memory channels	2
Maximum memory size	64 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3/DDR3L 1600
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size	34 mm x 28 mm
Sockets supported	FCBGA1283	S1
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt	12 Watt
Peripherals
Integrated LAN
Max number of PCIe lanes	16
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports	2
Number of USB ports	4
PCI Express revision	2
PCIe configurations	x1,x2,x4,x8,x16
Total number of SATA ports	6
UART
USB revision	2
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Advanced Technologies
Integrated Intel® QuickAssist Technology
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)	36-bit
PowerNow
VirusProtect
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)